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< Back How Digital Collaboration is shaping the future of Healthcare and Education Read the report About the report This white paper aims to explore opportunities, challenges and best practices for scaling and promotion of collaborative technology to enhance future work in the areas of healthcare and higher education? Sheng, Z., Li, K., Griffin, M.A., van Vulpen, E., & Desai, A. (2021). How Digital Collaboration is shaping the future of Healthcare and Education. Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, La Trobe University, National Industry Innovation Network (NIIN) Research White Paper. https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/global/en_au/solutions/industries/resources/healthcare/niin-research-whitepaper_how-digital-collaboration-is-shaping-the-future-of-healthcare-and-education.pdf Citation: Previous Next

Thrive at Work Audit: Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC) Project members Project lead Professor Karina Jorritsma Project lead Megan Orchard Overview Led by Curtin University's Future of Work Institute (FOWI), Thrive at Work is a ground-breaking workplace well-being initiative centred on designing work that helps employees, organisations and industry to thrive. The Thrive at Work Audit is a practical and simple tool developed to assist organisations, of all sizes and maturity, in evaluating their current state and their progress towards creating a thriving workplace. The collaboration In 2018, the Future of Work Institute commenced a collaboration with the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia (RAC) to undertake an audit of RAC’s current mental health and well-being activities across the pillars of the Thrive at Work Framework, which include: Mitigating Illness, Preventing Harm, and Promoting Thriving. The aim of the collaboration was for the audit results to inform the development of an RAC employee mental health and well-being strategy. As part of the audit process, RAC undertook three facilitated workshops that involved representatives across functional departments including Human Resources, Occupational Health and Safety, Organisational Development, and People and Culture. During these workshops, they consolidated their current workplace mental health and wellbeing activities and assessed the maturity of those activities using the Thrive at Work Framework. Visit the Thrive at Work website, to learn more Industry outcomes Where they sit currently Establish a baseline position in terms of mapping current policies, procedures, activities and practices against the Thrive at Work Framework. Mapping out the organisation Identify gaps, strengths, and opportunities for development. Take stock and assess impact Prioritise resources and investments based on their impact.

< Back Unpacking the Enablers and Hindrances on the PARRTH to SMART Work Design Read the report About the report This report presents the results of Design for Care participant interviews assessing their experiences of work redesign. It identifies key organisational, leadership, group, and individual factors that supported or hindered the effectiveness of the work redesigns. Trezise, M., Iles, L., Jolly, A., Askovic, M., Kunzelmann, A., Carr, M., Deng, C., Yam, C., Thomas, C., Zettna, N., Graff, E., Johnson, A., Nguyen, H., & Parker, S. K. (2025). Unpacking the Enablers and Hindrances on the PARRTH to SMART Work Design. https://4faa3ebf-76dc-49e7-b244-3bb1f08b4ca2.usrfiles.com/ugd/4faa3e_a36457e665cf4d77aeff71ba7ddbdf8b.pdf Citation: Previous Next

< Back Thrive at Work Audit Toolkit – Take stock and mature your organisation’s mental health and wellbeing practices Read the report About the report The Thrive at Work Audit Toolkit walks through the steps required to undertake a comprehensive stocktake of your organisation’s existing activities towards building a mentally healthy workplace. Jorritsma, K., Cham, B., Chi, J., & Chapman, M. (2023). Thrive at Work Audit Toolkit – Take stock and mature your organisation’s mental health and wellbeing practices. Toolkit by the Future of Work Institute, Curtin University, funded by the Mental Health Commission of WA as a part of the MARS Program. Citation: Previous Next

L.E.A.D model - Safety Leadership Project team Project lead Professor Mark Griffin Project member Tristan Casey Integrating psychology and systems perspectives Developed by Mark Griffin, LEAD is a model for safety leadership that provides organisations with four clear capabilities to target in order to improve safety. Assessment tools, workbooks, workshops and case study materials are available to develop a complete safety leadership program. Read more about this project

Our Visitors At FOWI, we are proud to highlight our extensive and diverse list of visitors and university affiliations from around the world. Check out our global visitors! BY YEAR Upcoming 2022 2024 2021 2019 2018 2023 2020 2025 Carolin Schneider (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) January 2025. Marvin Grabowski (University of Hamburg, Germany) February 2025. Recipient of the CTWD Early Career Visiting Award 2024-25. Matias Venegas (University of Valencia, Spain) February 2025. Recipient of the CTWD Early Career Visiting Award 2024-25. Dr Hai-Jiang Wang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China) February 2025. Julia Buettner (Ulm University, Germany) February 2025. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Antoine Bujold (HEC Montréal, Canada) March 2025. Recipient of the CTWD Early Career Visiting Award 2024-25. Felix Hoch (University of Münster, Germany) March 2025. Dr Jun (Jade) Yin (Shenzhen University, China) March 2025. Recipient of the CTWD Early Career Visiting Award 2024-25. Jasmine Bhatia (Macquarie University, Australia) May 2025. Host: Dr Madison Kho. Dr Shenyang Hai (Hainan University, China) July 2025. Recipient of the CTWD Early Career Visiting Award 2024-25. Salome Depraz (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland) August 2025. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. 2024 Dr Joshua Bourdage (University of Calgary, Canada) January 2024. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Marie Steinkampf (Tilburg University, Netherlands) February 2024. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Maria Tims (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) February 2024. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Margo Janssens (Tilburg University, Netherlands) February 2024. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Victoria Lister (Griffith University, Australia) February 2024. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Anja Olafsen (University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway) February 2024. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Herman Paryono (University of Groningen, Germany) February 2024. Host: Professor Karina Jorritsma. Kang Leng Ho (University of Zurich, Germany) February 2024. Host: Professor Karina Jorritsma. Professor Sabine Sonnetag (Mannheim University, Germany) February 2024. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Lina Mulder (University of Bremen, Germany) February 2024. Host: Dr Arian Kunzelmann. Haya Bakour (Saint Mary's University, Canada) February 2024. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Lucas Alexander Maunz (University of Innsbruck, Austria) February 2024. Host: Ilker Camgoz. Franzisca Fastje (University of Groningen, Netherlands) February 2024. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Simon Grenier (University of Montreal, Canada) February 2024. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Associate Professor Nicolas Roulin (Saint Mary's University, Canada) March 2024. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Associate Professor Nini Xia (Southeast University, China) March 2024. Lisa Boenke (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland) May 2024. Host: Annika Mertens. Associate Professor Mohan Thite (Griffith University, Australia) June 2024. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Anna Neumer (Mannheim University, Germany) July 2024. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Olusegun Oladeinde (Bells University of Technology, Nigeria) July 2024, Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Leyao Wang (China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing) September 2024. Yuting He (Renmin University of China, China) September 2024. Professor Anya Johnson (The University of Sydney, Australia) October 2024. Professor Nicky Dries (KU Leuven, Belgium) October 2024. Dr Tom Junker (Tilburg University, Netherlands) October 2024. Recipient of the CTWD Early Career Visiting Award 2024-25. David Lim (Macquarie University, Australia) October 2024. Host: Dr Madison Kho. Seth Coetzee (Macquarie University, Australia) October 2024. Host: Dr Madison Kho. Jasmine Bhatia (Macquarie University, Australia) October 2024. Host: Dr Madison Kho Astrid Lacroix (KU Leuven, Belgium) October 2024. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Lisa Blockx (The University of Queensland, Australia) October 2024. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Dr Arianna Costantini (Tor Vergata University, Italy) February and November 2024. Host: Dr Fangfang Zhang. Associate Professor Bex Hewitt (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands) December 2024. Host Professor Marylène Gagné. What our visitors say "Very nice and inspiring - the workspace was wonderful and well-organized - the regular talks are a great opportunity to meet people and the group activities are fun connectors as well (e.g., bread club). ." - Maria Stenkampf, visitor and PhD student from Tilburg University (Netherlands) 2023 Associate Professor Deb Powell (University of Guelph, Canada) January 2023. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Professor Maria Tims (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) February 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Carol Hon (The Queensland University of Technology, Australia) February 2023. Host: Professor Mark Griffin. Dr Melissa Twemlow (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) February 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Elisa Lopper (Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany) February 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Katharina Klug (Bremen University, Germany) February 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Assistant Professor Giverny De Boeck (IESEG School of Management, France) March 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Piers Steel (University of Calgary, Canada) April 2024. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Dr Jonathan E. Booth (London School of Economics and Political Science, U.K) April 2023. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Dr Josh Howard (Monash University, Australia) April 2023. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Dr Irina Gioaba (Kean University, USA) June 2024. Host: Dr Daniela Andrei. Professor Ronit Kark (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) June 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Associate Professor Bin Wang (Shanghai University, China) July 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Associate Professor Andrew Yu (The University of Melbourne, Australia) September 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Assistant Professor Marc-Antoine Gradito Dubord (University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada) September 2023. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Associate Professor Nathan Eva (Monash University, Australia) November 2023. Host: Dr Fangfang Zhang. Professor Ramón Rico (Charles III University of Madrid, Spain) November 2023. Host: Professor Marylene Gagne. Carolin Bontrup (The University of Queensland, Australia) November 2023. Host: Leah Zoszak. Hanna Irehill (Umeå University, Sweden) November 2023. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Professor Gudela Grote (ETH Zürich, Switzerland) November 2023. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Sandra Merino Verona (Charles III University of Madrid, Spain) November 2023. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Professor Ilke Inceoglu (University of Exeter, U.K) November 2023, Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Professor Fabiola Gerpott (Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany) December 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Associate Professor Prisca Brosi (Kühne Logistics University, Germany) December 2023. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Yan Bai (Remnin University, China) December 2023. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. 2022 Lioba Gierke (WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany) March 2022. Host: Dr Florian Klonek. Professor Karoline Strauss (ESSEC Business School Paris, France) April 2022. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Lander Vermeerbergen (Radboud University, Netherlands) May 2022. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Michael Zyphur (The University of Queensland, Australia) May 2022. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Dr Nate Zettna (University of Sydney, Australia) July 2022. Host: Dr Anu Jolly. Dr Madison Kho (Macquarie University, Australia) July 2022. Host: Dr Belinda Cham. Professor Anja Olafsen (University of South-Eastern Norway, Norway) August 2022. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Professor Simon Grenier (University of Montreal, Canada) October 2022. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Dr Michela Carraro (University of Padua, Italy) October 2022. Host: Dr Georgia Hay. Wiebke Roling (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) October 2022. Host: Dr Caroline Knight. Selina Stracke (Technical University of Munich, Germany) October 2022. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Susan Reh (University of Exeter, U.K) November 2022. Host: Dr Daniela Andrei. 2021 Professor Helena Nguyen (The University of Sydney, Australia) March 2021. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Anya Johnson (The University of Sydney, Australia) March 2021. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. 2020 Professor Janneke K. Oostrom (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) January 2020. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Professor Thomas O'Neill (University of Calgary, Canada) January 2020. Host: Professor Marylène Gagné. Professor Anja Van den Boeck (KU Leuven, Belgium) February 2020. Host: Dr Georgia Hay. Professor Fred Zijlstra (Maastricht University, Netherlands) February 2020. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Gilad Chen (University of Maryland, USA) February 2020. Host: Professor Mark Griffin. Dr Hannah Berkers (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands) February 2020. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Joshua Bourdage (University of Calgary, Canada) February 2020. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Professor Ulrike Fasbender (University of Giessen, Germany) February 2020. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Associate Professor Anita Keller (University of Groningen, Netherlands) March 2020. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Bernadeta Goštautaitė (ISM University of Management and Economics, Lithuania) March 2020. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. 2019 Professor Thomas O'Neill (University of Calgary, Canada) January 2019. Host: Professor Professor Marylène Gagné. Assistant Professor Elisa Adriasola (Adolfo Ibáñez University, Chile) January 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Anja Van den Boeck (KU Leuven, Belgium) February 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker and Dr Daniela Andrei. Associate Professor Roy Sijbom (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) February 2019. Host: Professor Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Jessie Koen (University of Amsterdam, Netherlands) February 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Jocelyn Wiltshire (University of Lethbridge, Canada) February 2019. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop . Professor Amirali Minbashian (UNSW Sydney, Australia) May 2019. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Professor Chia-Huei Wu (Durham University, UK) April 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Dr Christoph Schild (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) April 2019. Host: Professor Patrick Dunlop. Professor Gwen Fisher (Colorado State University, USA) July 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker and Dr Gigi Petery. Professor Dan Wang (Tianjin University, China) September 2019. Host: Professor Mark Griffin. Assistant Professor Xavier Parent-Rocheleau (HEC Montréal, Canada) September 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Associate Professor Ruchi Sinha (University of South Australia, Australia) October and November 2019. Host: Professor Mark Griffin. Professor Maria Tims (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands) November 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Associate Professor Lena Wang (RMIT University, Australia) November 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Patrick Waterson (Loughborough University, UK) October 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker. Professor Dana Born (Harvard University, USA) November 2019. Host: Professor Mark Griffin. Dr Ciara Kelly (Sheffield University, UK) November 2019. Host: Professor Sharon Parker and Dr Caroline Knight. 2018 Dr Tristan Casey (Office of Industrial Relations, Australia) August 2018. Host: Professor Mark Griffin. Dr Tim Ballard (The University of Queensland, Australia) September 2018. Host: Dr Micah Wilson Professor Christian Dormann (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany) November 2019. Host: Professor Mark Griffin. Interested in visiting FOWI? Connect with leading academics and have the opportunity to present your research amongst an engaged audience. To learn more about visiting FOWI, please get in touch. Contact More from our previous visitors Jessie Koen University of Amsterdam "It was great to be able to work in the research-focused atmosphere, and to learn from some of the best scholars in the world." Lisa Handke TU Braunschweig "It was great to get feedback on my ideas not only from Sharon and the CTWD researchers, but also the other visitors who were there at the same time. " Lynne Chapman Artist "I was fascinated to get the inside-story on such a range of jobs, many of which were not at all as I expected, once we got beneath the surface." Ross Andel University of South Florida "You have a good Centre with a clear mission. I think I can see great opportunities for collaboration and I look forward to it." Gudela Grote ETH Zürich "I came back home with many new ideas and concrete plans for future research, but also with new friendships which are very dear to me." Xavier Parent-Rocheleau HEC Montreal "Everyone (post-doc, PhD students, visitors, staff) share ideas and feedback, creating a stimulating atmosphere." Stay updated with our latest news Follow us on social media and be notified with the latest information and research from the Future of Work Institute. Twitter LinkedIn

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Integrated Model of Organizational Change (IMOC) Model About the IMOC Model The Integrated Model of Organisational Change (IMOC) Model is a framework that integrates knowledge across the organisational and behaviour change fields by: Unifying change practices derived from organisational change models and from behaviour change techniques Identifying and unifying underlying psychological mechanisms derived from theories that explain how organisational and behaviour change occurs Linking change practices to psychological mechanisms The framework Drawing upon Self-Determination Theory (SDT), the IMOC model identifies three psychological mechanisms that predict the adoption and maintenance of organizational change: mastery (feeling capable and in control), meaning (understanding purpose and value) and belongingness (feeling connected and supported). These mechanisms are crucial to the internalization necessary to get employees to change and maintain their organizational behavior in line with proposed organizational change. Mastery Mastery is a psychological mechanism that describes people's feelings of mastery and control during organizational change. Meaning Meaning is a psychological mechanism that describes a sensemaking process during organizational change that leads to seeing the change as purposeful. Belongingness Belongingness is a psychological mechanism that describes “a need to form and maintain strong, stable relationships” (Baumeister & Leary, 1995). By linking change practices to specific psychological mechanisms, the IMOC can assist practitioners in ensuring they include practices that cover all three psychological mechanisms at each stage of change. The following table organises 26 non-overlapping practices across five well-known organisational change stages: diagnosis, preparation, implementation, evaluation and institutionalisation. [The IMOC Model] gave me the conceptual tools to understand a phenomenon I had been observing but couldn’t yet articulate, why organizational change in high-rotation contexts requires moving beyond mechanistic approaches and addressing the psychological conditions for genuine internalization. What particularly distinguished [the IMOC Model] for my work was its integration of Self-Determination Theory with organizational change literature. This allowed me to analyze not only whether interventions were technically well-designed, but also whether the organizational conditions existed for people to truly adopt and internalize those changes, especially important when the staff implementing change are temporary. — Psychology professional in the consultancy sector Learn more Read the full paper (Open access) Kamarova, S., Gagné, M., Holtrop, D., & Dunlop, P.D. (2025). Integrating behaviour and organisational change literatures to uncover crucial psychological mechanisms underlying the adoption and maintenance of organisational change. Journal of Organisational Behavior, 46 (2), 263–287. https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2832 Contact the research team Dr Sviatlana Kamarova The University of Sydney Email John Curtin Distinguished Professor Marylène Gagné Future of Work Institute, Curtin University Email Dr Djurre Holtrop Tilburg University Email Professor Patrick Dunlop Future of Work Institute, Curtin University Email

Work Systems Design Optimising the performance and wellbeing of humans in complex and human-machines systems Project members Chief Investigator Professor Sharon Parker Chief Investigator Professor Mark Griffin Project lead Professor Karina Jorritsma Project member Katrina Hosszu Project member Belinda Cham Project member Micah Wilson Project member Luke Strickland Project member Alex Boeing Overview What we do We are a team of researchers with a background in organisational, experimental, and cognitive psychology with expertise in 'work systems design', an area of applied research which sits at the intersection of organisational psychology, human factors, cognition, and systems engineering. We engage with industry and government to inform the design of optimised work systems using an integrative socio-technical approach. Our goal is to support the performance and wellbeing of employees working in complex and dynamic work systems. For more information contact: Karina Jorritsma What is a work system? Work systems comprise both social systems (human-related) and technical systems (non-human). As the rise of digital technologies transforms the way we work and live, the design and integration of technical systems will be crucial to their uptake and success. The core principle underlying our approach is that the design of social and technical systems should co-evolve, and work systems optimisation can only be achieved when human and technical aspects are prioritised equally. Our Core Tenets Consultative and collaborative: An optimised socio-technical system (STS) design process must include representation from end users in the work system as well as technical experts (e.g., designers/developers) and social system experts (e.g. psychologists) in order to capture key needs and system considerations and constraints. Human-centric: Job roles should support wellbeing by ensuring challenging yet meaningful work for humans. Task allocation guided by good work design principles can enhance human strengths and ensure human limitations are supported by the technical system. Sustainable design: A sustainable work system considers the ongoing endurance of workers over time. This includes not only sustained individual and team performance, but also ongoing attraction and retention of personnel. Pragmatic & compatible: Development of socio-technical systems must be integrated within an organisation’s existing change processes and systems engineering processes. Cross-disciplinary: Expertise is drawn from across a broad range of human sciences to ensure a holistic focus, e.g., how do biological processes, shift structures, work design, and design/technology features contribute to worker fatigue and endurance? Recursive and iterative: A recursive and iterative approach allows for a flexible design process that canadapt to evolving design requirements

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